All of these things help you figure out what the story/paragraph/passage...etc. is about.
The stories do not carry the weight of authenticity but are poignant nonetheless so they are still important.
Explanation:
The themes that are present in the novel Things they carried are there to tell the public about the hardships of the life of soldiers and he does this by employing a technique wherein the author purposefully blurs the line of truth.
This is a view of things where the author accepts that there is no credible way of knowing what is true and what is not but the story has to be given the respect it deserves as a story only.
The help of an authenticating incident is not needed for the story.
This question seems to be incomplete. However, there is enough information to find the right answer.
Answer: B. the fragile nature of existence
Explanation:
The two excerpts are from "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", by James Joyce, and from "Mrs. Dalloway," by Virginia Woolf. Both share the common theme of the fragile nature of existence. Woolf describes a character that is wondering about her own existence, and its importance or the possibility of her life not being important, as "all this must go on without her." Both excerpts show ideas about the fragile nature of existence, not the absence of love, nor reality or disillusionment with the world.
I think the answer is D good luck! :)
